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Halloween Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the closest synonym for cackle?

a)

murmur

b)

laugh

c)

holler

d)

fish

2.

What is a synonym for contorted?

a)

twisted

b)

straightened

c)

narrow

d)

brilliant

3.

Which word is the best synonym for aghast?

a)

ghostly

b)

gassy

c)

gross

d)

shocked

4.

Which word is the closest synonym for malicious?

a)

stinky

b)

cheerful

c)

mean

d)

wealthy

5.

Which word is the best synonym for menace?

a)

ice cream

b)

mean

c)

threat

d)

tease

6.

What is an apparition?

a)

a ghostlike image of an animal

b)

a ghostlike image of satan

c)

a ghostlike image of a person

7.

mausoleum

a)

An underground building, esp. a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs

b)

A distant cousin of the museum.

c)

A building, esp. a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs

8.

specter

a)

a dead body

b)

a ghost

c)

someone who hunts ghost

9.

trepidation

a)

The feeling of exhaustion after encountering an apparition.

b)

The ability to foresee the future.

c)

A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen.

10.

macabre

a)

Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction or ghost and demons.

b)

Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.

11.

heinous

a)

(of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.

b)

(of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) detailed by those involved.

12.

cadaverous

a)

Resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony

b)

Resembling a ghost in being transparent , heavy, and loud.

13.

scourge

a)

A paddle used as an instrument of punishment.

b)

A whip used as an instrument of punishment.

c)

To hastily dig in search of something.

14.

sinister

a)

giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen

b)

answer not listed

c)

giving the impression that someone is dead or will die

15.

eldritch

a)

Weird and sinister

b)

old and grumpy

c)

of or relating to a tomb

16.

scythe

a)

A tool used for cutting crops, with a short straight blade at the end of a long pole.

b)

A tool used for cutting wire, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole.

c)

A tool used for cutting crops, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole.

17.

sepulchral

a)

Of or relating to death.

b)

Of or relating to a tomb.

c)

Of or relating to supernatural.

18.

acrid

a)

Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell

b)

Having an irritatingly strong and pleasant taste or smell

19.
to slip and slide along like a snake
a)
sneaky
b)
slither
c)
slimy
d)
scoffed
20.

What does the word jolted mean?

a)

walking

b)

knocked around

c)

careful

d)

howled